Children's Dentistry at Dento Mak Dental Surgery in Epping

The First Ever Visit 

Parents are usually apprehensive or unaware of the age at which a child should begin visiting a dentist. A 3-years old child is mature enough to see a dentist. First visits are all about examining the progress of permanent teeth development or identifying signs of decay using X-rays. Some manual examination and minimal treatment accompany this.

During the first visit, we ensure that your child consumes adequate fluoride and apply topical fluoride if necessary. Also, we brief you on the appropriate oral hygiene routine required for your child.

Preparing for the First Visit

Instead of telling them they are visiting a doctor, talk to them as if they are going for a haircut. Less apprehension and fear from your side would mean equally relaxed reactions.

Tips & Tricks 

Show them around the clinic before taking them for the check-up.

Read your kid's books or stories about dental visits.

Tell them the purpose of visiting a dentist and how it is good.

Share some funny, exciting and happy experiences of your dental visits as a child or maybe as an adult.

How Do We Help Prevention? 

Children's eating and lifestyle habits in the modern world have changed drastically. This has given rise to tooth decay. That is why we help your children take the preventive path. We use dental sealants, which are space-age plastics. When fixed to the chewing surface portion of your child’s teeth, it will safeguard them from decaying.

Preventing Cavities the Scientific Way

Cavities are usually a result of sugar-rich foods and inadequate oral cleaning. The best way out is to minimise your child's sugar intake and motivate them to brush regularly.

Chewing for more extended periods can also give rise to cavities. Food ingestion is followed by an acidic reaction in the mouth which helps sugar digestion. Chewing for a long time prolongs this reaction and can lead to tooth damage and cavities.

Fissure Sealants 

Fissure sealants are a preventative dental treatment that will save your kids from enduring invasive and painful dental treatments in the future.

Fissures are grooves that naturally occur on the biting surfaces of molars and premolars. They can be very deep and hard to clean, so the food stuck there cannot be removed with a toothbrush. Trapped food in the fissures attracts bacteria, and eventually, the tooth will decay.

The fissures are more likely to decay in young children, so those fissures need to be sealed before they start to deteriorate. The best time to apply fissure sealants is immediately after the permanent teeth appear.

Fissure sealants are plastic coatings applied on the biting surfaces of molars and premolars, making them less susceptible to forming plaque and decaying.

The treatment is entirely painless, and the sealed surfaces are one hundred per cent protected. It is a treatment recommended for all children as soon as their molars and premolars erupt.

Baby Teething Symptoms 

All babies are different if you compare them by teething. Most babies will get their first tooth some time during their first year.

It is a frequent question most couples ask when they have their first baby. Well, it depends on each baby. Some babies are born with teeth. Some start teething before they reach the age of 4 months, and some after 12 months. But on average. Babies start teething at around the age of 6 months.

Teething Symptoms

Usually, baby teeth emerge with no pain or discomfort. There are also chances that you may notice:

Your baby’s gum is sore and red where the tooth is coming through

One cheek is flushed

Your baby is dribbling more than usual

They are gnawing and chewing on things a lot

They are more restless than usual